Barack Obama’s Energy and Environmental Policy

Devlin 008 at 7:00 pm

·         Contact:

Alex Lorestani

Director of University Speakers, UGBC

201-9614585

lorestan@bc.edu

·         Participation:

o   Following the model of the Financial Crisis Panel in mid-October, UGBC will work with several academic departments and Dean’s offices to coordinate an effective, balanced conversation

o   Moderator

§  Kate Galbraith, The New York Times - Kate Galbraith joined The New York Times in June 2008 to write about renewable energy. She spent the previous year as a Nieman Fellow at Harvard University, from which she also received her undergraduate degree in English literature. Before that, Kate wrote for the Economist magazine, which she joined in 2000 in London. After several years as an online editor she became a finance correspondent for the magazine covering insurance, securities exchanges and fund management.

o   Panelists:

§  Charles Derber, Ph.D. - Charles Derber thinks of himself as a writer who studies the "big picture" of American culture and global capitalism. His recent books focus on globalization, terrorism, the culture of hegemony, and the power of multinational corporations. He has also written extensively on the crisis of individualism that defines American life, showing how our problems of community are organically tied to economic and political forces.

§  Charlie Lord, Esq. – Mr. Lord has taught environmental law and policy and environmental legal history at Boston College Law School and is now a lecturer in the Environmental Studies Program at Boston College.  He is also on the board of directors for the Community Rights Council in Washington, D.C. He has published numerous articles on environmental law, environmental justice, and environmental policy.

§  Herman Karl, Ph.D. - Herman Karl is a principal scientist in the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Science Impact program and co-director of the MIT-USGS Science Impact Collaborative. He studies the role of science and scientists within a collaborative process model that applies a joint fact finding and adaptive management approach to environmental policy and natural resource management decisions. In this model, citizen stewards partner with government to achieve sustainable policies.)

An Inconvenient Truth

Devlin 008 at 9:00 pm

·         Contact:

Rob Celin

Asst. Director of Finance, UGBC

412-491-3029
celinr@bc.edu

·         Participation:

o   Students will be invited to watch Al Gore’s An Inconvenient Truth, credited for pushing the environmental movement over the tipping point and into public consciousness

o   Various academic disciplines will be specifically invited will be invited to attend

Speaker event:

Jerry Greenfield

Devlin 008

7:00pm

·         Contact:

Joe DeCarle

Co-Director of Environmental Issues, UGBC

203-520-1395

decarle@bc.edu

James Kaiser

Real Food BC

james.kaiser@bc.edu

·        Participation:

o       Real Food BC will share this documentary about a community garden in south LA--the largest urban garden in theUSA

o       View the trailer: http://www.blackvalleyfilms.com/trailer/

Net Impact MBA Students:

 Presentation to Director of Sustainability, Capital Planning, and CSOM Faculty

Campion 300

10:00 am – 11:30 am

·         Contact:

Green Career Panel

The Heights Room 2:30pm – 6:00pm

·         Contact:

Ryan Beck

Co-Director of Environmental Issues, UGBC

310-803-0726

Ryan.beck.1@bc.edu

·         Participation:

o   15 participants, either BC affiliated or from various businesses

o   The event will consist of two panels, discussions, and time for networking/recruiting/socializing

o   Snacks will be served with possible dinner served after; all items will be from the locally sourced menu (Addie's style) for the event

o   Work with career center to publicize the event to business, environmental studies, and other related career fields

UGBC Presents: “Green” Pub Series

Walsh Function Hall 8pm – 11pm

·         Contact:

Skylar Barbosa

Co-Director of Pub Series, UGBC

551-486-5527

barbosas@bc.edu

·         Contact:

Abbie Kieffer

Co-Director of Pub Series, UGBC

kieffera@bc.edu  

·         Participation:

o   “Green” pub series with emphasis on reducing waste and reusing drink cups

o   Food for event with be environmentally friendly snacks

o   Sell reusable BC steins at Pub Series event (Thursday – Walsh Function Room) where students can by a stein through UGBC at Bookstore cost

Intersections: Sustainability SparkLunch

“Sustainability is a way to think!”

By Dr. Laura Hake

Time and Location TBD

·         Contact: